William Reese in New Haven, Connecticut, may be the world's premiere dealer in Americana. He has just published his 249th catalog, this one devoted to early American law and legal thought.
Among the items that stand out are early documents on the impeachment of Aaron Burr, Senator William Blount and Justice Samuel Chase. He is also offering an early defense of trial by jury, written in 1803.
Reese's catalogs are always impeccably researched and beautifully illustrated. His bibliographic descriptions set the standard for contemporary booksellers.
If you love the law and you love books, get your hands on a copy of the catalog, entiled Early American Law & Legal Thought. (I know, I know; he could have done without the ampersand.)
You can contact the William Reese Company by mail at 409 Temple Street, New Haven, CT 06511, or by telephone at 203.789.8081.
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